Zocca is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Modena

Province of Modena

The Province of Modena is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.It has an area of 2,689 km², and a total population of 659,925 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Modena.At May 31, 2005, the main comuni by population...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....

, located about 45 km southwest of Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

 and about 35 km south of Modena

Modena

Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....

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The municipality of Zocca contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ciano, Missano, Montalbano, Montecorone, Montetortore, Montombraro, and Rosola.

Zocca borders the following municipalities: Castel d'Aiano

Castel d'Aiano

Castel d'Aiano is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,973 and an area of ....

, Castello di Serravalle

Castello di Serravalle

Castello di Serravalle is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km southwest of Bologna....

, Guiglia

Guiglia

Guiglia is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km southwest of Bologna and about 25 km south of Modena....

, Montese

Montese

Montese is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.During World War II, the town was liberated by Brazilian forces on April 17, 1945, after three days of battle against German forces....

, Pavullo nel Frignano

Pavullo nel Frignano

Pavullo nel Frignano is a town and comune in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Modenese Apeninnes. It is home to the medieval Castle of Montecuccolo, birthplace of the 17th century condottiero Raimondo Montecuccoli, and of the pieve of San Giovanni Battista di Renno .Economy is...

, Savigno

Savigno

Savigno is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km southwest of Bologna. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,679 and an area of 54.8 km²....

, Vergato

Vergato

Vergato is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southwest of Bologna....

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